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1. Age Related Cataract

This is a hard cataract. The lens becomes hard and yellow as it ages. This usually progresses slowly over time. This type of cataract causes greater impairment of distance vision than near vision.

In the early stages, the hardening of the lens causes the refractive power to change causing the lens to become myopic or nearsighted..

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In some cases patients are able to read without their eyeglasses, this condition is called “second sight”.

This is a peripheral cataract. The cloudiness is located near the outer edges of the lens. The effect on vision varies depending on the location of the cloudiness on the lens.

A common symptom is glare from light sources such as headlights of oncoming cars.

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Cortical cataracts vary greatly in their rate of progression.

This cloudiness begins at the very back layer of the lens. This usually occurs in younger patients. The common symptoms are glare and poor vision in brightly lit condit